<VV>Boost (some Corvair)

[Padgett]

>He says that he's measured the boost from his standard 150 turbo at 
>between 20 and 26 lbs. pressure.
... real 0-100 lbs/sq/in pressure gauge. |

20-25 relative to zero ? Would be 6-11 psi over ambient which is more 
reasonable.

 >(we all tend to drive a tad fast down here in Florida == it has to do 
with the alligator races -- Ed will invariably zoom past me, calm and 
serene at 90. <

Actually it has to do with the distances involved. Few realize just how big 
Florida is. When I used to drive to New Orleans, I would be over half way 
there and in a different time zone before leaving the state and I am 400 
miles from the southern tip. When I moved to Orlando between St. Cloud and 
Ft. Pierce on the turnpike, 110 miles, there was one exit. At 55 you just 
never got there.

One thing few realize is the dislocations that the 55 mph speed limit 
caused. All of a sudden people were not getting as far the first night and 
entire towns of motels  dried up. Now that (other than in the "slow 
corner") speed limits are more reasonable (70 on limited access roads in 
most of the countryside) and in Florida you can get places in reasonable times.

Actually, Florida is a lot like Texas in that respect (the other state I 
will live in) just greener.

Padgett